Important Milestones:
Touch-Tone telephones were introduced
The appearance of the "Marlboro Man" in the Marlboro cigarette commericals
Supreme Court ruling which prohibited the reading of the Bible in public schools
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated
Best Picture of the year: "Tom Jones"
Rolling Stones record their first hit "Come On"
Willie Mays, of the San Fransciso Giants, signes a record $100,000/year contract
Martin Luther Kings delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech
The American Heart Association campaings agaist cigarettes
U.S. Postal Service rolls out the "Zone Improvement Plan, AKA "Zip" Code
The rock band "Kingsmen" re-release "Louie, Louie." (Radio stations label it "obscene"!)
Washington, DC and Moscow install a "hot line" between the two cities
The Beach Boys' "Little Deuce Coupe" peaks at #15
Congress authorizes the Kennedy half dollar
The audio cassette is introduced
The sedative Valium is made available
"The Great Train Robbery" in Britain gets the thieves 2.5 million pounds
Washington expands its investigation of organized crime
Studebacker goes out of business and ends production